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Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by megadata »

4887d30omd8 wrote: post #16

You're not the only one. I recently took up running and didn't particularly like any of the existing running pace calculators, so I made my own: https://calcubest.com/health/runningpace And then kinda realized that there were others I wanted to have, and a few I thought others might want, so I added more. A calculator is simple enough that it's fun to work on one when I need a break from something more complex but wa…

To anyone thinking of starting running but either doesn't know where to start or thinks he can't do it, look up "couch to 5k".

It's a free NHS audio program that guides your phase so that in 9 weeks you can do a 5k run.

Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by inopinatus »

skeeter2020 wrote: post #20
Xelynega wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Explained in a terrible way, it's integrals for interest if "compound daily/monthly/yearly" was an estimation using discrete intervals

you didn't really improve by hiding behind "integrals"; this is why so many kids are afraid of calculus.

this isn’t kindergarten. if something is described concisely by analysis then that’s how I want it explained to me too.

Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by lagrange77 »

noduerme wrote: post #29
fithisux wrote: post #3

While the world does AI I learn assembly

I really feel this, and I wonder whether it's us humans trying to reaffirm our higher reasoning, or whether it's a regression to trying to recapture a simpler age.

For me it's also the joy of working with a deterministic system.

Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by imcritic »

I tried your interest calculator and it fails. Maybe because it accepts duration in years and I've specified 0.5 (with quarterly payouts).

I didn't get any errors, just the wrong result (0).

I think the main problem is the poor choice of units: user should be able to select even days as units, not just months/quarters.

Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by adi_hn07 »

imcritic wrote: post #54

I tried your interest calculator and it fails. Maybe because it accepts duration in years and I've specified 0.5 (with quarterly payouts). I didn't get any errors, just the wrong result (0). I think the main problem is the poor choice of units: user should be able to select even days as units, not just months/quarters.

Thanks a lot for reporting this! I have fixed the issue, and improved the ui of the result given by the calculator. Do let me know if there are any more changes you would like to see.

Re: Show HN: While the world builds AI Agents, I'm just building calculators

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Post by adi_hn07 »

ikhare wrote: post #23

On the topic of calculators. I discovered Figr[1] on HN a while ago, and it really helps when doing one off multi variable thing, like helping a customer estimate their bill etc. Kudos on building this. I occasionally search for these on Google and am always disappointed by the mess. Bookmarked. [1] https://www.figr.app/

Thank you so much for the bookmark! Means a lot. Figr looks great, will take inspiration and guidance from it. Thanks for the suggestion.
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